How ICA Global Sourcing Scaled Retail Operations with Sustainability in Mind

A Partnership for the Present and Future 

Facing an increasingly competitive retail environment, IGS wanted a solution that could scale their operations and help reduce product unit costs. At the same time, they have a strong commitment to sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. IGS aims for 100% supplier audits in high-risk countries to improve labour conditions and ensure responsible sourcing. 

Their main goals:  

1. Scale quickly and enable their internal departments to collaborate efficiently while reducing their dependence on spreadsheets for communicating critical information. 

2. Support their rigid compliance requirements while also longer-term needs when it comes to sustainability and CSR.

“The sourcing landscape changed and the work tasks also changed. We needed to have a system that really mirrors our sourcing activities. At the same time, the administration and requirements from our partners connected to the European regulations is getting tougher and tougher – requiring even more information through the systems,” said Par Nilsson, CEO of ICA Global Sourcing. 

From the initial collaboration with TradeBeyond till now, there has been seamless continuity. Timely and professional support from the TradeBeyond team when it comes to platform upgrades and integrations has been crucial to them to leverage features most relevant to their business.